DiamondGooner wrote:jayramfootball wrote:
Shocking and unfortunate.
The kid should not have run and then when he turned, unfortunately his arms raised up from a hidden position from his belt line as he turned. Poor kid just panicked.
Yeah but the problem is ........ he was told to stop and put his hands up, he complied and the cop just shot him, pathetic.
If your so edgey then don't tell him to raise his fkin hands, tell him to keep his arms down and stand still.
The kid was 13 ffs, a year ago he was 12 yrs old, they're not built to handle a situation with guns pointed at them, the American cops again failing for being trigger happy Cowboys.
The police are supposed to be trained to only fire as a last resort, that rule just doesn't seem to exist in America.
All cops are going to be edgy I would imagine.
The only way to stop these kind of incidents is to change the procedure.
Like I said, I see no real value in cops chasing people on foot in this day and age. The less TJ Hooker wannabe's the better.
I don't think the kids age is relevant. He was still a potentially lethal threat to the police officer.
As for the kid complying - he didn;t really.
He ran and stopped at place that had some cover - presumably to get rid of the gun he had.
When he put his arms in the air he spun around way too quickly and his right hand was hidden for much of the movement.
Cops have a split second to make a decision - it was wrong on this occasion, but on another occasion, a delay could have cost the officer his life.